1940 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1940 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1940 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
North Melbourne
J. Adamson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, T. Roulent, J. Ryan, C. Skinner, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, L. Thomas
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, A. Clay, H. Dawson, A. Fields, K. Fox, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, T. Hill, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, A. Knott, B. Merrick, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, B. Treweek
North Melbourne (15.16.106) defeated Fitzroy (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (5), L. Thomas (4), S. Murray (3), B. Findlay, G. Kennedy, F. Stubbs
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (3), B. Calverley, A. Fields, K. Fox, M. Sharp
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
15.16.106 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 27 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 55 | NMLB by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Thomas
(North Melbourne),
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Boundary Umpire:
J. Stanton
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Fox, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Merrick, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 9 | |||